A STUDY OF 95 PATIENTS OF NECK SWELLINGS PRESENTING TO ENT DEPARTMENT â€“ OUR EXPERIENCE AT GMERS, SOLA CIVIL HOSPITAL

Dr. Jaldeep Dalal; Dr. Hardik V Shah; Dr. Hemang Brahmbhatt

Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

A STUDY OF 95 PATIENTS OF NECK SWELLINGS PRESENTING TO ENT DEPARTMENT â€“ OUR EXPERIENCE AT GMERS, SOLA CIVIL HOSPITAL

Dr. Jaldeep Dalal, Dr. Hardik V Shah, Dr. Hemang Brahmbhatt

Abstract :

Neck swellings make up a sizeable number of patients presenting to the out patients department. It becomes imperative to correctly diagnose each of them and treat appropriately to achieve satisfactory results. This is a study comprising of 95 patients who presented to the ENT department at our hospital. Infectious conditions made up the majority of the diagnosis. Thyroid swellings were the second most commonly presenting swelling in neck. A few unusual cases such as cat scratch disease, schwannoma, non hodgkin�s lymphoma were also observed. This shows the variety of conditions that a neck swelling may present as.